Safe Kids Adams County

Safe Kids Adams County Safe Kids Adams County is a coalition of community members and business professionals who work together to promote injury prevention.

~Uniting Adams County to fight childhood injury
~A member of Safe Kids Worldwide
~Provides a unified voice creating public awareness to reduce preventable injury
~Unites Adams County groups and individuals to work together to make our community safer for our children

We Care Because
~Injury is the leading killer of children between the ages of 1 and 14
~Injuries kill more children each year than

disease, kidnapping and drugs combined
~7,200 children are killed and 50,000 permanently disabled by preventable accidents
~Medical and lifetime costs for permanently disabled children amount to billions of dollars
~Society's loss cannot be measured

We Prevent Childhood Injuries by
~Donating car seats, bicycle helmets and Carbon Monoxide detectors

~Educating people about Car Seat Safety and organizing Car Seat Safety Checks

~Providing safety training for professionals

~Providing educational materials and presentations to schools, parents, day cares and service clubs.

~Providing consumer product safety alert information

~Participating in health fairs

~Working to create public policies which result in a safer environment for children

The most common childhood accidents/deaths are caused by:
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Passenger
Pedestrian
Bicycle

For additional information about Safe Kids Adams County contact:

217 222-8440

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Address

330 Vermont Street
Quincy, IL
62301

Telephone

+12172228440

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